Why Universal Credit could lead to even more sanctions
Benefit sanction rates are already at record levels
Ruby Stockham
Ruby Stockham was formerly a staff writer at Left Foot Forward. She has a Masters degree in Modern Literature and was the winner of The Spectator's 2013 prize for travel writing.
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